The Suggested Switching (SS) application runs only in Study Mode and is used to create planned switch sheets that allow certain operations to be performed with minimum customer interruptions whilst preventing other issues like ratings or voltage violations.

There is no automatic mode to SS. All switch plans created are "planned" and must go through normal authorization and scheduling procedures.

The scenarios available are:

Isolate Only: Isolate a device (or group of devices) in the most efficient way. Currently open devices that would re-energize the device if closed are tagged.

Isolate And Restore: Isolate a device (or group of devices) in the most efficient way and wherever possible re-energize "downstream" customers through tie switches. Currently open devices that would re-energize the device if closed are tagged.

Isolate: Restore energization to a device in the most efficient way, ensuring no violations occur if at all possible.

Feeder Unloading: Reduce load on a feeder head by transferring the smallest section of the feeder to an adjacent feeder without creating violations if possible.

Substation Switching: Open a feeder head breaker or isolate a transformer in a substation. All downstream load is transferred to adjacent buses, feeders or substations without incurring violations if possible.